CURRENT MISSION

To explore as much of this world as I can. When traveling with my two amazing children, I want to expose them to as many cultural experiences as possible. Traveling alone, I enjoy every moment while learning a thing or two about myself in the process.

ABOUT ME

Hello! I'm a 33y/o professional writer, novice traveler, avid road-tripper, obsessive music lover, and overall happy person. I am very interested in learning about and experiencing new cultures, and super excited to have Japan be my first venture outside of the US.
I also have a wide array of other interests :-)

Update: I LOVED Japan! Tokyo was so much fun, thanks entirely to my CS hosts and hostess.

PHILOSOPHY

A little kindness goes a long way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am willing to host, but I think people assume that I live in the city. I don't; I live in Walnut Creek, the East Bay. It's a lovely suburb in itself, and only a 30 min. BART ride to San Francisco :-). I commute there everyday for work.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a novice, but can't wait to try it out!!

Update:
On the last leg of my trip in Japan, and couchsurfing in Tokyo was GREAT! Thank you Yosuke and Tomoko for hosting me, and Nobu for dinner. Such a lovely country with amazingly kind and beautiful people.

Interests

love anything outdoors (camping, beach, hiking, etc.), am obsessive about great music and concerts (my favorite genres are grunge/90s alt.rock, classic rock and oldies), reading, writing, live performances, cooking, fine arts, and much more. I also really love rollerblading and scrapbooking :-).

• arts
• humanities
• writing
• concerts
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• scrapbooking
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: There are just too many to name. Focus Films are generally great. The silliness of Will Farrell and Judd Apatow movies, Singles is a favorite, Forrest Gump, too many!
Music: Screaming Trees, QOTSA, Soundgarden, AinC, classic rock, 50s/60s oldies, Jimi H, Elliot Smith, the Beatles. Again, too many to name, so I just listed those artists who get constant play and/or I own all their albums.
Books: The Warmth of Other Suns, The Parable trilogy by Octavia Butler, The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year, Confessions of Max Tivoli, Kindred, Bombingham, The Poisonwood Bible, The Lovely Bones, Rain of Gold, too many to name :-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've given birth to two human beings :-), and they are AWESOME

Teach, Learn, Share

Anyone who has anything to add to the conversation, anyone with something to contribute to the greater good of our society, anyone who's passionate about anything, anyone willing to learn from others as well as to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States